Tag: WWOOF
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How to Shear a Sheep
Step one: Wait until it is warm out. Sheep have wool for a reason: to keep them warm in the winter. They can of course be shorn much earlier in the year than we shear them here, but once shorn, the sheep are colder and therefore expend energy keeping themselves warm instead of making milk.…
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Sheep Cheese!
Perhaps it’s time I actually talk about what I’m doing here in the Basque Country? As I mentioned in my very first post, I’m WWOOFing. WWOOF stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, and it is an international volunteer program in which people are given the chance to experience life on an organic farm.…
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Since When is Impulsive a Bad Thing?
It’s time to admit something: my summer plans are not yet finalized. All I know for sure is that I fly into Barcelona on May 13, and fly back to Portland on August 1. The decision to spend the summer with WWOOF was a tiny bit impulsive, but then again, who would have the courage…
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Summer Plans
I recently decided to finally become the global citizen I have longed to be for so long. I’m finally leaving my country and my continent. I will be spending two and a half months in Europe, primarily in Spain, where I will participate in WWOOFing. I’m so excited! I intend to document my experiences here:…